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Author : Aron M. Mathieu
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Total Pages : 526 pages
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Download or read book The Writer's Market written by Aron M. Mathieu and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nathan Vernon Madison
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476601364
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Anti-Foreign Imagery in American Pulps and Comic Books, 1920-1960 written by Nathan Vernon Madison and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thorough history, the author demonstrates, via the popular literature (primarily pulp magazines and comic books) of the 1920s to about 1960, that the stories therein drew their definitions of heroism and villainy from an overarching, nativist fear of outsiders that had existed before World War I but intensified afterwards. These depictions were transferred to America's "new" enemies, both following U.S. entry into the Second World War and during the early stages of the Cold War. Anti-foreign narratives showed a growing emphasis on ideological, as opposed to racial or ethnic, differences--and early signs of the coming "multiculturalism"--indicating that pure racism was not the sole reason for nativist rhetoric in popular literature. The process of change in America's nativist sentiments, so virulent after the First World War, are revealed by the popular, inexpensive escapism of the time, pulp magazines and comic books.
Author : William B. Jones, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488409
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Classics Illustrated written by William B. Jones, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant expansion of the critically acclaimed first edition, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed., carries the story of the Kanter family's series of comics-style adaptations of literary masterpieces from 1941 into the 21st century. This book features additional material on the 70-year history of Classics Illustrated and the careers and contributions of such artists as Alex A. Blum, Lou Cameron, George Evans, Henry C. Kiefer, Gray Morrow, Rudolph Palais, and Louis Zansky. New chapters cover the recent Jack Lake and Papercutz revivals of the series, the evolution of Classics collecting, and the unsung role of William Kanter in advancing the fortunes of his father Albert's worldwide enterprise. Enhancing the lively account of the growth of "the World's Finest Juvenile Publication" are new interviews and correspondence with editor Helene Lecar, publicist Eleanor Lidofsky, artist Mort Kunstler, and the founder's grandson John "Buzz" Kanter. Detailed appendices provide artist attributions, issue contents and, for the principal Classics Illustrated-related series, a listing of each printing identified by month, year, and highest reorder number. New U.S., Canadian and British series have been added. More than 300 illustrations--most of them new to this edition--include photographs of artists and production staff, comic-book covers and interiors, and a substantial number of original cover paintings and line drawings.
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Total Pages : 118 pages
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Download or read book Funny Nursery Rhymes written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex Grand
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476690391
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Understanding Superhero Comic Books written by Alex Grand and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them. It demonstrates how Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences. The book covers in detail the iconic superhero comic book creators and their unique contributions in their quest for realism, including Julius Schwartz and the science-fiction origins of superheroes; the collaborative design of the Marvel Universe by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko; Jim Starlin’s incorporation of the death of superheroes in comic books; John Byrne and the revitalization of superheroes in the modern age; and Alan Moore’s deconstruction of superheroes.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paolo Agnoli
Publisher : Armando Editore
ISBN 13 : 9788883581601
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (816 download)
Download or read book Why did the chicken cross the road? Ovvero funny tales, true stories, curious news, valuable information, trivia, quotes, famous phrases, jokes and like... written by Paolo Agnoli and published by Armando Editore. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Sampson Low
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Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books: v. [1]. 1835-1863 written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Clay Vedder
Publisher : New York : Silver, Burdett
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book American Writers of To-day written by Henry Clay Vedder and published by New York : Silver, Burdett. This book was released on 1894 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes interesting biographies of American authors like George Washington Cable, Henry James and Mark Twain, this volume features the story of The Secret Garden author€Frances Hodgson Burnett in Chapter IX.
Author : Thomas F. Curran
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476692351
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Funny Thing About the Civil War written by Thomas F. Curran and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining humor in depictions of the Civil War from the war years to the present, this review covers a wide range of literature, film and television in historical context. Wartime humor served as a form of propaganda to render the enemy and their cause laughable, but also to help people cope with the human costs of the conflict. After the war many authors and, later, movie and television producers employed humor to shape its legacy, perpetuating myths and stereotypes that became ingrained in American memory. Giving attention to the stories behind the stories, the author focuses on what people laughed at, who they laughed with and what it reveals about their view of events.
Author : Steven Starker
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780887382758
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (827 download)
Download or read book Evil Influences written by Steven Starker and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each new development in the mass media has elicited highly charged criticism from alarmed observers. Comics, romance novels, music videos, and even movies, radio, and television have all been denounced as threats to children, teenagers, adults, and even the stability of civilization itself. Organized into community groups, citizens have repeatedly taken militant action against the media, ranging from book burnings to blacklisting and from harassment of individual publishers to attempts to regulate entire industries. Investigative committees and commissions are not uncommon. What is it about the media that generates such attacks? Evil Influences examines the historical, sociological, and psychological background of current controversies regarding the media. Starker finds that even though it is couched in logic or scientific theory, such hostility is almost always a byproduct of fear—fear of imagination and fantasy, fear of change, fear of human aggression and sensuality. Successive media developments have challenged traditional perceptions and habits by introducing powerful visual and emotional elements into mass communication. Because they frighten and threaten a part of the audience, new forms of mass media engender public outrage and become easy scapegoats, accused of everything from stimulation of violence to promotion of conformity. This book is addressed to those who inevitably participate in media debates—social scientists, educators, communications professionals, the clergy, and educated parents. Its intention is to prepare us for the arrival of new media forms and their associated threats.
Author : Fred Patten
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476637040
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Furry Tales written by Fred Patten and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales featuring anthropomorphic animals have been around as long as there have been storytellers to spin them, from Aesop's Fables to Reynard the Fox to Alice in Wonderland. The genre really took off following the explosion of furry fandom in the 21st century, with talking animals featuring in everything from science fiction to fantasy to LGBTQ coming-out stories. In his lifetime, Fred Patten (1940-2018)--one of the founders of furry fandom and a scholar of anthropomorphic animal literature--authored hundreds of book reviews that comprise a comprehensive critical survey of the genre. This selected compilation provides an overview from 1784 through the 2010s, covering such popular novels as Watership Down and Redwall, along with forgotten gems like The Stray Lamb and Where the Blue Begins, and science fiction works like Sundiver and Decision at Doona.
Author : Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher : House of Collectibles
ISBN 13 : 9780876377611
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (776 download)
Download or read book Comic Bks Overs 18 written by Robert M. Overstreet and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 1988-04 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)
Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113443684X
Total Pages : 1399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature written by Peter Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 1399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's publishing is a huge international industry and there is ever-growing interest from researchers and students in the genre as cultural object of study and tool for education and socialization.
Author : Mark Cotta Vaz
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477316477
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Empire of the Superheroes written by Mark Cotta Vaz and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.
Author : Dale Jacobs
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826444245
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Graphic Encounters written by Dale Jacobs and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the recent explosion of activity and discussion surrounding comics, it seems timely to examine how we might think about the multiple ways in which comics are read and consumed. Graphic Encounters moves beyond seeing the reading of comics as a debased or simplified word-based literacy. Dale Jacobs argues compellingly that we should consider comics as multimodal texts in which meaning is created through linguistic, visual, audio, gestural, and spatial realms in order to achieve effects and meanings that would not be possible in either a strictly print or strictly visual text. Jacobs advances two key ideas: one, that reading comics involves a complex, multimodal literacy and, two, that by studying how comics are used to sponsor multimodal literacy, we can engage more deeply with the ways students encounter and use these and other multimodal texts. Looking at the history of how comics have been used (by churches, schools, and libraries among others) will help us, as literacy teachers, best use that knowledge within our curricula, even as we act as sponsors ourselves.
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Total Pages : 926 pages
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Download or read book The English catalogue of books written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
